Sr. Quality Engineer- First Dollar

Role Overview

The Sr. Quality Engineer will lead a team of QA testers/engineers in testing software products to deliver high-quality solutions. The role involves driving QA frameworks, processes, and strategies, and ensuring they are followed by measuring product and process quality.

What You Will Do

The incumbent will direct the development of the QA strategy, provide technical expertise in Test Automation, and lead and direct the QA team. They will also be responsible for defining QA strategy, approach, and execution in development projects.

Why It Might Be a Fit

The ideal candidate will have 5-7 years of experience in software development, experience in managing a quality assurance team, and specialization in performance and load testing, security, automation, release management, and agile training.

Requirements

• 5-7 years of experience in software development
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience
• QA testing related certifications (or willingness to obtain)
• 7+ years of experience in software development industry
• 5 years of experience in managing a quality assurance team
• Experience in Agile methodologies such as Scrum and Kanban
• Specialization in performance and load testing, security, automation, release management, and agile training
• Hands on expertise with automation tools, frameworks, and standard methodologies
• Proven experience in test planning, test design, test & automation strategy, and test execution
• Demonstrated experience leading test efforts for Software and Product development
• Understanding and ability to work on a variety of IT platforms
• Experience working in Cloud environment (such as Azure and AWS) and cloud technologies
• Experience following development and production delivery process
• Self-starter, independent worker and have a love for QA
• Hands on UI and API automation experience (JMeter, Blaze Meter, Postman, Python 3.x, Pytest, Selenium, BrowserStack, MABL)
• Agile tools exposure (e.g., Atlassian products – JIRA, Confluence, GIT, X-Ray)
• Continuous Integration tools knowledge (e.g., ADO, Jenkins, Bitbucket, Spinnaker)
• Data validation and quality testing
• Test Automation
• Proficiency with tools such as Selenium, BrowserStack, Postman or other QA testing tools
• Proven experience in developing and coding automation test scripts
• Proven work experience in software quality assurance and development
• Strong knowledge of software QA methodologies, tools, and processes
• Experience in writing clear, concise, and comprehensive test plans and test cases
• Excellent analytical and communication skills
• Proven experience preparing, presenting, and maintaining required SDLC documentation and artifacts
• Experience with performance and/or security testing is a plus
• Experience with complex technical integrations (APIs, web services) and SaaS / PaaS cloud platforms preferred
• Experience with any of the following is a plus: XML, JavaScript,.NET framework, T-SQL, JQuery, JSON preferred
• Solid knowledge of SQL and scripting preferred
• Experience working in an Agile/Scrum development process preferred
• Familiarity with Jira and the software development life cycle (SDLC) preferred
• Practical AI experience – Comfortable using tools like GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, or Claude for prototyping, debugging, and problem-solving
• Leverage AI as a tool, not a replacement – Candidates are expected to understand that AI is a power productivity multiplier while maintaining engineering judgment, and ensuring AI generated code meets quality standards
• Demonstrated experience using AI responsibly to accelerate their development workflow, improve code quality, and solve complex problems more efficiently

Benefits

• Remote work
• Competitive salary
• Equity
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Learning budget
• Parental leave
• Wellness program
• Visa/relocation assistance
• Remote flexibility
• Stipends
• Bonus/commission
• Paid holidays

Originally posted on Himalayas